as in to die
to stop living
the patient was fading fast, and doctors expected him to flatline before the night was over
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Recent Examples of flatline
The Timberwolves went into a do-or-die game and were flatlining before the first quarter was halfway over.
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Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 29 May 2025
While her peers blew in white-hot, cooled to red-hot, then fizzled, flatlined, and peeled off into God knows where, Nicole Kidman just kept accelerating forward.
—Danielle Pergament, Allure, 22 May 2025
My brother flatlined and was resuscitated multiple times.
—John Jeremiah Sullivan, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
Take Fabian Kamberi, who is trying to revive the flatlining metaverse market.
—Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 29 May 2025
While her peers blew in white-hot, cooled to red-hot, then fizzled, flatlined, and peeled off into God knows where, Nicole Kidman just kept accelerating forward.
—Danielle Pergament, Allure, 22 May 2025
My brother flatlined and was resuscitated multiple times.
—John Jeremiah Sullivan, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
Take Fabian Kamberi, who is trying to revive the flatlining metaverse market.
—Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatline
Verb
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The filming of his funeral took three full days, and Hogestyn died the following weekend.—
Rosemary Rossi,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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Sly Stone, a funk pioneer whose influence and impact as leader of the musical group Sly and the Family Stone was as enduring as his career was brief, died Monday in Los Angeles.—
Rob Tannenbaum,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
Verb
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Crucially, the flagship brand Moncler saw sales rise only 2% and its crucial Europe, Middle East, and Africa region fell by 1%.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
3 June 2025
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In 2023, the number of fatalities fell slightly, to six fatal boating incidents resulting in seven deaths, according to state data.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
3 June 2025
Verb
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Language begins to perish: The same words recur, deadeningly.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2025
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But keeping the oysters out of the reef during peak feeding season could have caused some to perish, Fiala said.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
24 May 2025
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“Flatline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatline. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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